A winning pair of the late fifties from the great Hungarian-born maestro who became a legendary figure in Hollywood.
Although a more intimate work than the historical epics with which MiklÃ³s RÃ³zsa's name is usually associated, the score for Douglas Sirk's A Time to Love and a Time to Die features the composer's usual rich orchestral palette and powerful bursts of dramatic tension with the support of a large brass section. Romance takes also an important place in this story of a German soldier (John Gavin) dealing with the consequences of the Second World War. The Decca soundtrack album of A Time to Love and a Time to Die performed by the Universal-International; Orchestra was reissued by VarÃ¨se Sarabande in 1978, then on CD in 1993 by MCA Japan, which is a long time out of print.
The 22-minute stereophonic recording of the Lust for Life Suite is performed by the Frankenland State Symphony Orchestra in Germany. The composer gathered here the main themes from his 1956 score for Vincente Minnelliâ??s drama based on the life of artist Vincent van Gogh, starring Kirk Douglas. This suite, close to the original soundtrack but intended for the concert hall, was first released on a Decca LP in 1958, along with other concert adaptations of RÃ³zsa film scores. VarÃ¨se Sarabande would reissue this program 20 years later, and then re-release it on compact disc in 1993.
We believe that our versions of the Lust for Life Suite and A Time to Love and a Time to Die, produced from vinyl sources using state-of-the-art technology, are better renditions of the original analog recordings and offer a more enjoyable listen than the compact discs previously available. 12-page color booklet.